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pendulous
pen·du·lous P0161900 (pĕn′jə-ləs, pĕn′dyə-, -də-)adj.1. Hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway.2. Wavering; undecided.
[From Latin pendulus, from pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pen′du·lous·ly adv.pen′du·lous·ness n.pendulous (ˈpɛndjʊləs) adjhanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side[C17: from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down] ˈpendulously adv ˈpendulousness, pendulosity npen•du•lous (ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn dyə-, -də-)
adj. 1. hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms. 2. swinging freely; oscillating. 3. vacillating or undecided. [1595–1605; < Latin pendulus hanging, swinging. See pend, -ulous] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pendulous - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"cernuous, nodding, weeping, droopingbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsunerect - not upright in position or posture |
pendulousadjective (Literary) hanging, swinging, swaying, dangling, sagging, drooping, pendent a pendulous lower lippendulousadjective1. Hung or appearing to be hung from a support:dangly, hanging, pensile.2. Given to or exhibiting hesitation:halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, shilly-shally, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory.Translations
pendulous
pendulous [pen´du-lus] hanging loosely; dependent.pendulous Hanging loosely or suspended so as to be able to swing or sway.pendulous
Related to pendulous: overarching, driestSynonyms for pendulousadj hangingSynonyms- hanging
- swinging
- swaying
- dangling
- sagging
- drooping
- pendent
Synonyms for pendulousadj hung or appearing to be hung from a supportSynonymsadj given to or exhibiting hesitationSynonyms- halting
- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- shilly-shally
- tentative
- timid
- vacillant
- vacillatory
Synonyms for pendulousadj having branches or flower heads that bend downwardSynonyms- cernuous
- nodding
- weeping
- drooping
Related Words- biological science
- biology
- unerect
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